Sindh at Glance

DESCRIPTION

YEARS

EARLIER
YEAR

LATER
YEAR

DENSITY (Persons per Sq. K.m.)

1981/1998

135

216

LITERACY RATIO

1972/1998

30.20

45.29

LAND USE

1971-72/2000-01

     PER  CAPITA CROPPED HECTARES

0.23

          0.10

     PER CAPITA CULTIVATED HECTARES

0.37

0.18

*AREA OF MAJOR CROPS (In “000” Hectares)

1972/2000-01

     WHEAT

796.80

       810.7

     RICE

687.90

       540.1

     COTTON

452.90

        523.6

*PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS (In “000” M.Tons)

1972/2000-01

     WHEAT

1,137.40

2,226.5

     RICE

1,159.30

1,682.3

     COTTON LINT (In “000” Bales)

1,039.80

2,141.1

EDUCATION

(a)ENROL. PARTIC. RATE (Primary)

1971-72/1999-00

39.04

63.40

                  **

HEALTH (Per Ten Thousand Persons)

    1987/2000

     DOCTORS (MBBS)

1.59

2.44

     NURSES

0.67

1.10

     PARA MEDICAL STAFF

3.50

3.82

     BEDS

7.02

8.49

ROADS

1971-72/2000-01

     PUCCA ROAD PER HUNDRED SQ. K.m.

     OF GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

2.78

15.46

     KATCHA ROAD PER HUNDRED SQ. K.m.

     OF GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

    1.01

2.74

COMMUNICATION

1970-71/2000-01

     T.V SETS PER "000"  HOUSE HOLD

28.89

207.05

ELECTRICITY (In KWH)

1975-76/2000-01

     PER CAPITA ELECTRICITY GENERATION

211.59

536.94

GAS (In "000" Cubic Feet)

1975-76/2000-01

      PER CAPITA GAS CONSUMPTION

0.79

5.78